ósculo

See also: osculo and osculò

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.ku.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.ku.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.ku.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.ku.lu/

Hyphenation: ós‧cu‧lo

Noun

ósculo m (plural ósculos)

(rare) kiss
Synonym: beijo
(biology) osculum (main opening in a sponge)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”), diminutive of ōs (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoskulo/ [ˈos.ku.lo]
Rhymes: -oskulo
Syllabification: ós‧cu‧lo

Noun

ósculo m (plural ósculos)

(formal, literary) kiss
Synonym: beso
(zoology) osculum (opening in sponges)

Further reading

“ósculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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